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An ancient, anatomical manikin of a pregnant woman in ivory by stefan ZIck (1639‐1715) (LB11)
Author(s) -
LE FLOCHPRIGENT Patrice,
GILLOT JeanBernard
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
the faseb journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.709
H-Index - 277
eISSN - 1530-6860
pISSN - 0892-6638
DOI - 10.1096/fasebj.28.1_supplement.lb11
Subject(s) - anatomy , art , ivory tower , medicine , philosophy , linguistics
An ancient sample of a pregnant woman made in ivory belonged to the scientific library Alain Brieux/Gillot (Paris 6th). It was compared to a similar manikin from the National Academy of Medicine in Paris. It was smaller (12 cm long) and anatomically less precise than the Academy’s one with the absence of an intestinal shield and uterus and a lack of any vascular representation. The hair, the rendering of the upper limbs with a small horizontal axis of rotation, the lower limbs and the fœtus were very similar. A flat pillow with a finely worked border and a wooden basis with four ivory legs on which laid a lid in the shape of a sarcophagus were noticeable differences. It could be possibly attributed to Stefan Zick (1639‐1715) from Nuremberg or to his workshop. We acknowledge Mrs Domenica Scalisi and Mr Alain Piffault.